In a message dated 4/23/2009 9:26:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Especially New Orleans, ************* It should also be remembered that port cities in the 19th century were THE centers of society and commerce. I found at flea market an elementary school US geography text book from 1858. As usual with school then, it was pages of facts to memorize...two pages for each of the 32 states (naturally I went to my own 1st) set up like a list: 1) NC's biggest export is Tar and Pitch. 2) NC's capital is Raleigh. 3) NC's two wealthiest cities are Wilmington and New Bern with Charlotte being a promising community. 4).... Of course today Wilmington and New Bern are hardly wealthy much less the wealthiest. But you get my point. The only 2 NC port cities in the late 1850's are the wealthiest cities. A huge international port like New Orleans would be even more influential and up to date than today. I don't think an elliptical hoop would be entirely absent a New Orleans ball in the early 1860's. And even round hoops were worn with a pad in the back to give them a little support there and sweep the skirts a bit to the back. **************Access 350+ FREE radio stations anytime from anywhere on the web. Get the Radio Toolbar! (http://toolbar.aol.com/aolradio/download.html?ncid=emlcntusdown00000003) _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
